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12/20 20:57 CST Zion Williamson ties season high with 29 points as Pelicans
beat Pacers 128-109 for 4th straight win
Zion Williamson ties season high with 29 points as Pelicans beat Pacers 128-109
for 4th straight win
NEW ORLEANS (AP) --- Zion Williamson came off the bench for the third
consecutive game and matched his season high with 29 points as the New Orleans
Pelicans beat the Indiana Pacers 128-109 on Saturday night for their
season-high fourth straight win.
Williamson, who did not play during the fourth quarter and overtime of the
Pelicans' 133-128 victory over Houston on Thursday, scored 18 points in the
first half as the Pelicans raced to a 64-49 lead. Williamson made 9 of 14 shots
from the floor and 11 of 13 free throws and grabbed seven rebounds.
Saddiq Bey scored 18 points, Trey Murphy III and Derik Queen each had 17 and
Jordan Poole 16 for New Orleans. Queen also had 10 rebounds. The New Orleans
reserves accounted for a season-high 66 points.
Pascal Siakam scored 22 points to lead the Pacers. Johnny Furphy had 18 and
T.J. McConnell 16 as Indiana lost its fourth in row.
The Pelicans scored 44 points in the first quarter for their best opening
period of the season. They did it on the strength of 61% shooting (17 for 28)
and 11 assists. Williamson, who has been coming off the bench since returning
from a hip adductor injury, led the surge with 10 points in the first as New
Orleans took a 44-27 lead.
Helped by six New Orleans turnovers, the Pacers scored 14 of the first 16
points of the second quarter to cut the deficit to 46-41, but the Pelicans
outscored Indiana 18-8 to take the 15-point halftime lead.
The loss delayed Rick Carlisle's run to his 1,000th NBA head coaching victory.
The Pacers have lost four straight since beating the Sacramento Kings 116-105
on Dec. 8, and Carlisle stands at 999 victories over 24 seasons.
Up next Pacers: At Boston on Monday night. Pelicans: Host Dallas on Monday night. ___ AP NBA: https://www.apnews.com/nba |
